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| Viru Viru International Airport |
| IATA: VVI – ICAO: SLVR |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Operator |
abertis airports (Abertis) |
| Location |
Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| Elevation AMSL |
1,225 ft / 373 m |
| Coordinates |
17°38′41″S 63°08′07″W / 17.64472°S 63.13528°W / -17.64472; -63.13528 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 16/34 |
11,483 |
3,500 |
Concrete |
| Statistics (2005/06) |
| Passengers Served 2005 |
825,994 |
| Passengers Served 2006 |
833,212 |
| http://www.sabsa.aero/aeropuerto-viru-viru/estadisticas.aspx |
Viru Viru International Airport (IATA: VVI, ICAO: SLVR) is an aviation facility located in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.
The idea to build a new, modern airport in Santa Cruz was conceived in 1976, in view of the obsolence of the old airport known as El Trompillo. Soon after, construction of the airport began. Upon its inauguration, Viru Viru became the most important airport in Bolivia and its main gateway of international flights, despite Santa Cruz being only the second largest metropolitan area in Bolivia. Because La Paz is located at a high altitude, it can be difficult to reach by car from other Bolivian cities, and many travelers choose to fly from Viru Viru instead. Viru Viru is now the largest international airport in Bolivia.
Viru Viru is able to handle the largest commercial jets. Most arriving flights are either domestic flights, flights from neighboring South American countries, North American flights and some European flights.
Operators
On March 1, 1997 the Government of Bolivia entered into a 25 year contract with Airport Group International to operate the three largest airports in Bolivia – El Alto International Airport in La Paz, Jorge Wilstermann International Airport in Cochabamba and Viru Viru International Airport. Servicios de Aeropuertos Bolivianos Sociedad Anonima (SABSA) was created to operate the concession. In 1999 Airport Group International was purchased by TBI plc and, in 2004, Spain's Abertis/AENA purchased TBI. The biggest aircraft that can land in the runway is the Boeing 747-400 from Aerosur.
Incidents
On March 8, 2006, an Argentine airforce Learjet 35 flying from El Alto International Airport in La Paz to Viru Viru crashed after take off, killing all six people onboard.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Aerolíneas Argentinas |
Buenos Aires-Ezeiza |
| Aerocon |
Cochabamba, La Paz, Puerto Suarez, Tarija, Trinidad |
| Aerosur |
Asunción, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cobija, Cochabamba, Cusco, La Paz, Madrid, Miami, Puerto Suárez, Salta, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Sucre, Tarija, Tucumán, Washington-Dulles [begins December 8] |
| Boliviana de Aviación |
Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cobija, Cochabamba, La Paz, Sucre, São Paulo-Guarulhos (starts soon), Tarija |
| Amaszonas |
Cochabamba, La Paz, Trinidad |
| American Airlines |
Miami |
| Copa Airlines |
Panama City |
| Gol Airlines |
Campo Grande, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| LAN Airlines |
Iquique, Santiago de Chile |
| LAN Perú |
Lima |
| TACA Perú |
Lima |
| TAM Airlines Paraguay |
Asunción, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza |
| TAM - Transporte Aéreo Militar |
Cobija, Cochabamba, La Paz, Puerto Suárez, Sucre, Tarija, Trinidad |
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| General Info
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| Country |
Bolivia
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| ICAO ID |
SLVR
|
| Time |
UTC-4
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| Latitude |
-17.644756
17° 38' 41.12" S
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| Longitude |
-63.135364
063° 08' 07.31" W
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| Elevation |
1225 feet
373 meters
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| Type |
Civil
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| Magnetic Variation |
009° W (05/06)
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| Beacon |
Yes
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Near City |
Santa Cruz
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| International Clearance Status |
Airport of Entry
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| Communications
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| TWR |
118.6
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SANTA CRUZ RDO
127.1 opr 24hr. Others SR/SS.
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127.1
3425
5562
6622
8912
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| GND |
121.9
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| CLNC DEL |
121.8
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| APP |
119.7
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| Runways
|
| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 16/34 |
11483 x 148 feet
3500 x 45 meters |
CONCRETE. |
057RBXT |
YES
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| VOR-DME |
VIR |
VIRU VIRU |
085X |
113.8 |
1.3 NM |
149.0
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| NDB |
VRO |
VIRU VIRU |
- |
280 |
7.5 NM |
149.9
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.
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| Remarks
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| CAUTION |
Use extreme caution vcnty of 100' tall lgt poles lctd on E and W sides of main ramp, 25' fr ramp edge. Bird haz.
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| CSTMS/IMG |
Customs avbl 1000-0300Z, Img avbl 24h.
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| FUEL |
A1 (Air BP via Combraero C591-3-385-2441)
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| LGT |
PAPI Rwy 16-34 MEHT 67'.
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